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  • noun Having the position of, or being ordained by God as the Messiah.
  • noun His miracles furnished evidence of Jesus' claim of Messiahship.

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Examples

  • And now two remarks are all I can afford myself upon this point, and one is this: the hearty recognition of His Messiahship is the centre of all discipleship.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • The more perfect is the former, 'they believed on Him'; the less perfect is the latter, the simple acceptance of His word on His claim of Messiahship, which is stigmatised as shallow, and proved to be transient by the context.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • We are told that the multitude preferred, rather, the inference as to his Davidic sonship, that is, his Messiahship; the Pharisees, however, opposed it by saying: "He casts out the demons not with the help of God, but as an associate of the head of the devils, the lord of the kingdom of demons.”

    The Miracles of Jesus 1872-1959 1907

  • And we can never accept the Messiahship of any personality, however noble or well-intended, who died without ushering in the age of physical redemption.

    Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Surrounded by Christians Who Love Israel Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

  • Let's suppose the two Messiahs were a misunderstanding based upon Zackariah? what does that do to Jesus' Messiahship since he was one guy who embodied both?

    More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels: Messiahs, Wisdom and Jesus James F. McGrath 2010

  • At his trial, he did apparently renounce his Messiahship with his famous “My Kingdom is not of this world,” but it was by that time too late.

    Atheist philosopher Antony Flew dies - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • He was mistaken in his belief about his Messiahship, but I am happy to forgive that, for after all he died in torment for it.

    Atheist philosopher Antony Flew dies - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • I would venture to say, with no intention at arrogance, that I have conducted more debates against leading Christian scholars and missionaries, like my friend Dr. Michael Brown, on the Messiahship of Jesus and the evangelical insistence that only Christians go to heaven, than any other American Rabbi over the past decade, most of which are available on YouTube.

    Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Jewish Ingratitude to Christians Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2010

  • Religious Jews do not recognise the Messiahship of Christ but the Christian doctrine which is the result of his teaching and that of the apostles contains no such prescriptions.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Messiahship is not foisted on unwitting subjects who were minding their own business, busily making furniture.

    Debunking Debunking Christianity Christianity James F. McGrath 2009

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